Shantanav Chakraborty

Assistant Professor,

Centre for Quantum Science and Technology (CQST) and,

Centre for Security, Theory and Algorithmic Research (CSTAR)

International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

   Email: shchakra (at) iiit (dot) ac (dot) in , shantanav89 (at) gmail (dot) com   

About: I have been an Assistant Professor at IIIT Hyderabad since June 2021, where I am affiliated with the Centre for Quantum Science and Technology (CQST) and the Centre for Security, Theory and Algorithmic Research (CSTAR). I lead the Quantum Computation and Quantum Algorithms group at the centres.

Prior to this,  I was an F.R.S. - FNRS postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Quantum Information and Communication (QuIC), University libré de Bruxelles, working with Jérémie Roland.  I obtained my PhD from the University of Lisbon in December 2017, where I was affiliated with the Physics of Information and QuantumTechnologies Group, supervised by Yasser Omar. During my PhD, I also spent some time at QuSoft, CWI Amsterdam, as a visiting researcher where I was hosted by Stacey Jeffery.

Research interests: My primary area of research interest is quantum computation and quantum algorithms. I have worked extensively on designing new quantum algorithms by quantum walks and improving existing ones. I have also worked on using quantum linear algebra concepts such as block-encoding and quantum singular value transformation to develop novel quantum algorithms. I am currently investigating the algorithmic utility of near/intermediate-term quantum computers, which have limited logical qubits and short circuit depths. You can see my publications here.

Openings: I currently have openings for PhD positions. The ideal candidate should have a Masters degree in Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics. Please email me your CV and a motivation letter highlighting your research interests and background in the area. Additionally, please provide the contacts of two referees. Although not mandatory, publications in reputed journals (such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A, IEEE Transactions in Information Theory, Quantum etc) or conference proceedings (such as STOC, FOCS, SODA, ICALP,  STACS, MFCS etc) are a bonus.

Internships: I'm not looking for short/long-term interns. Given the volume of such requests I receive, it will not be possible for me to reply to individual emails inquiring about internship positions. If specific positions open up, I will announce them on this page.

Fun fact: My Erdos Number is 3 through three different routes (Paul Erdős --> Leonard Schulman --> Andris Ambainis | Paul Erdős --> Mario Szegedy --> Jérémie Roland | Paul Erdős --> Mario Szegedy --> András Gilyén).

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